kulm (august 29-30, 1813)
INTRODUCTION
The French I Corps under Vandamme, is pursuing the retreating allied
after the battle of Dresden. The Russian I (Guard) and III Corps stand
at Kulm. Thinking that other French corps are also pursuing, Vandamme
attacks the Russians, but other allied forces are rapidly converging
towards him.
HOUSE RULES
The order of battle (OOB) is based on the book of George Nafziger 'NAPOLEON
AT DRESDEN. THE BATTLES OF AUGUST' (Chicago, Emperor's Press 1997)
The second edition of Napoleon's Battles edited by Five Forks has been
used with some modifications:
1) The cavalry scale is also 1/120
2) To display small cavalry groups (regiments), units of cavalry
from 480 men upwards are allowed,
3) Units of infantry with less than four elements are allowed to
display under-strenght French light infantry or Russian jager units.
4) Routed units can try to rally without an attached general
with an additional '-3' modifier.
5) The attempts to avoid routs and/or dispersal (14.2.1) can be
made without an attached general. The attempt to avoid the dispersal
requires a previous rout movement.
TABLE-TOP ADAPTATION
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Kulm pdf file | |
| Old map | Game map | ||
| The battlefield | |||
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| Left flank of Russian position | Right flank of Russian position | The battlefield from the French side | |
| Initial deployment (First day) | |||
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| Russian left flank | Russian right flank (cavalry only) | The French are approaching | |
| Arrival time (First day) * | |||
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French 23th Division 11.30 h II Corps artillery 11.30 h 1st Division 12.30 h |
Allied 1st Cuirasier Division 13.30 h 2nd Cuirasier Division 15.00 h 2nd Guard Division 16.30 h 1st Grenadier Division 17.30 h 3st Cuirasier Division 19.00 h |
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*After application of the Reinforcements arrival table (See Scenario file) |
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| THE FIRST DAY IN PICTURES | |||
| Final results of the First day (According to NB2) | |||
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French Losses suffered 23 bases (92 fig):23 points 4 Artillery units: 12 points 2 Dead Generals: 2 points TOTAL 37 points (for the Allied) Objectives reached 2x39 = 78 points GRAND TOTAL: 108 POINTS |
Allied Losses suffered 21 bases (84 fig):21 points 3 Artillery units: 9 points 0 Dead Generals: 0 points TOTAL 30 points (for the French) Objectives reached 4x18=72 points GRAND TOTAL: 109 POINTS |
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| INCONCLUSIVE BATTLE | |||
| Initial deployment (Second day) | |||
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| Russian left flank | Russian right flank | The Austrians are coming | The French at Kulm |
| Arrival time (Second day) * | |||
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French 2nd Division Night-time 2B/42 Night-time Aussig detachment 8.30 h |
Allied Austrian units Night-time 9st Prussian Brigade 11.00 h 10st Prussian Brigade 12.00 h |
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*After application of the Reinforcements arrival table (See Scenario file) |
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| THE SECOND DAY IN PICTURES | |||
| Final results of the Second day (According to NB2) | |||
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French Losses suffered 49 bases (196 fig): 49 points 1 Artillery units: 3 points 1 Dead General: 1 point TOTAL 53 points (for the Allied) Objectives reached 2x63 = 126 points GRAND TOTAL: 152 POINTS |
Allied Losses suffered 19bases (76 fig): 19 points 2 Artillery units: 69 points 1 Captured General: 1 point TOTAL 26 points (for the French) Objectives reached 7x18=126 points GRAND TOTAL: 179 POINTS |
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| TOTAL ALLIED VICTORY | |||
SPECIFIC RULES OF THE SCENARIO
Fictional Scenario
Kulm is a one-side scenario heavily weighted against the French. In
order to give Vandamme a chance, the participation of Prussian units during the
second day can be hindered: After the arrival of each Prussian Brigade (see the
Arrival table) its commanding general must to pass a Command Control test in
order to deploy and moving from the arrival entry point. After a successful test,
the next unit in the queue can start to test for arrival in the following
Control Phase, i.e. during the following turn, that is taken as being two-turns
before the scheduled turn to apply the OR13.8.2 rule.